System Integration

Network and server infrastructure for a new office, an upgrade or a multi-site business.

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Connect your network, servers and storage.

An office network has to serve different needs at the same time: staff accessing applications, meeting rooms carrying voice and video, and servers exchanging data. System integration brings switching, routing, Wi-Fi, security and server infrastructure into a coordinated design.

EDISON works with new installations and upgrades to existing environments. The starting point is the equipment and applications you already use, the problems you need to resolve, and the capacity required for your next stage of growth.

  • Core and edge switching and routing
  • Firewalls, VPN and bandwidth management
  • Wi-Fi networks
  • Servers, SAN storage and virtual servers
  • Network monitoring and control
  • Cisco
  • HPE
  • Dell
  • RUCKUS
  • Aruba
  • Meraki
  • H3C
  • Huawei
  • VMware
  • Proxmox
  • Veeam
  • ManageEngine
  • SolarWinds

How the pieces fit together.

Replacing one device can affect the wider network. These are the connections worth reviewing before choosing new equipment.

Office access and Wi-Fi

Desk connections, meeting rooms and wireless users place different demands on the network. Floor plans, device numbers and busy areas help define switch capacity and access-point placement. Staff, guest and equipment access can then be considered separately, with the appropriate routing and firewall rules.

Servers, storage and virtualisation

Applications depend on more than processor capacity. Memory, storage usage, connections between hosts and SAN storage, and existing VMware workloads all influence the design. An upgrade should account for these dependencies, rather than select servers in isolation from the network and the systems they run.

Visibility after installation

Monitoring and configuration management help an IT team understand what is connected and where a fault may sit. SolarWinds and ManageEngine are part of the service scope. Devices to monitor, alert recipients and responsibility for configuration changes should be defined alongside the installation.

Plan the change window.

A network refresh may require changes to addressing, access rules or connections used by existing applications. Identify the systems affected, the order of work and the checks needed before staff resume normal use.

For an initial discussion, share a floor plan or network diagram, an equipment list and any recurring problems. If drawings are unavailable, describe the current set-up and the changes you want to make.

Planning an infrastructure upgrade?

Tell us about your users, locations, existing equipment and the problems you want to resolve.

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